UPCOMING CONCERTS
Jupiter with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
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Grand symphonies, bold new voices, and the electrifying sound of live orchestral music.
Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Go For It makes its Australian Premiere, launching the ASO’s 90th year with bold new energy. Douglas Boyd returns to Adelaide along with Konstantin Shamray performing Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2. Mozart’s blissfully bright Jupiter rounds out the evening with its luminous interplay between strings and winds, culminating in a radiant, triumphant finale.
PROGRAM
Turnage
Go For It (Australian Premiere, ASO Commission)
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2
Mozart
Symphony No.41 Jupiter
Jupiter with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Grand symphonies, bold new voices, and the electrifying sound of live orchestral music.
Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Go For It makes its Australian Premiere, launching the ASO’s 90th year with bold new energy. Douglas Boyd returns to Adelaide along with Konstantin Shamray performing Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2. Mozart’s blissfully bright Jupiter rounds out the evening with its luminous interplay between strings and winds, culminating in a radiant, triumphant finale.
PROGRAM
Turnage
Go For It (Australian Premiere, ASO Commission)
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2
Mozart
Symphony No.41 Jupiter
French Flair with the Geelong Symphony Orchestra
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Experience the intoxicating sounds of France in this vibrant evening of colour, drama, and romance.
The concert opens with Ravel’s ever-mesmerising Bolero, a hypnotic crescendo that builds from a whisper to a blazing finale. Pianist Konstantin Shamray then takes centre stage in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a work full of youthful brilliance, lyrical poetry, and dazzling virtuosity. After interval, the music turns to the dreamlike impressionism of Debussy’s La Mer, whose shimmering harmonies capture the beauty of shifting light and water. The evening concludes with the fiery passion of Bizet’s Carmen Suite, bringing the world of the famous opera vividly to life through irresistible rhythms and unforgettable melodies.
A concert overflowing with elegance, sensuality, and French flair.
Alma Moodie Quartet with Konstantin Shamray and Robert Nairn
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Alma Moodie, born in 1898 in regional Queensland, was one of the pre-eminent violin soloists in Europe during the early 20th century. Helping to bring this remarkable Australian virtuosa out of the historical shadow, the Alma Moodie Quartet shares the dedication to music, both popular and neglected, that their namesake championed.
Joined by pianist Konstantin Shamray and Robert Nairn on double bass, the Quartet presents a program exploring composers that she inspired and was influenced by – Reger, Stravinsky, Bartók and Brahms – alongside a work by living composer Olli Mustonen to celebrate Alma’s dedication to contemporary music.
Live at Toorak: Sergej Krylov x Konstantin Shamray
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Live at Yours opens its 2026 season in luminous style — within the mood-lit splendour of Toorak Synagogue, where golden arches and soft shadows create an atmosphere of quiet wonder.
Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov, hailed by Mstislav Rostropovich as one of the five greatest violinists in the world, joins Konstantin Shamray, a Live at Yours favourite, for an evening of rare electricity and emotional depth.
Their program blazes with the gypsy passion and French flair of Ravel, the sparkling wit of Saint-Saëns, and the radiant romanticism of Franck — music that dances between fire and tenderness, precision and abandon.
Renowned across Europe for his fusion of searing virtuosity and luminous warmth, Krylov makes his maiden Australian tour — an unmissable chance to experience one of the world’s great violinists up close.
PROGRAM
Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No. 2
César Franck
Sonata in A major
Live at the Great: Sergej Krylov x Konstantin Shamray
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Live at Yours opens its 2026 season in luminous style — within the mood-lit splendour of Toorak Synagogue, where golden arches and soft shadows create an atmosphere of quiet wonder.
Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov, hailed by Mstislav Rostropovich as one of the five greatest violinists in the world, joins Konstantin Shamray, a Live at Yours favourite, for an evening of rare electricity and emotional depth.
Their program blazes with the gypsy passion and French flair of Ravel, the sparkling wit of Saint-Saëns, and the radiant romanticism of Franck — music that dances between fire and tenderness, precision and abandon.
Renowned across Europe for his fusion of searing virtuosity and luminous warmth, Krylov makes his maiden Australian tour — an unmissable chance to experience one of the world’s great violinists up close.
PROGRAM
Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No. 2
César Franck
Sonata in A major
Live at the Great: Sergej Krylov x Konstantin Shamray
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Live at Yours opens its 2026 season in luminous style — within the mood-lit splendour of Toorak Synagogue, where golden arches and soft shadows create an atmosphere of quiet wonder.
Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov, hailed by Mstislav Rostropovich as one of the five greatest violinists in the world, joins Konstantin Shamray, a Live at Yours favourite, for an evening of rare electricity and emotional depth.
Their program blazes with the gypsy passion and French flair of Ravel, the sparkling wit of Saint-Saëns, and the radiant romanticism of Franck — music that dances between fire and tenderness, precision and abandon.
Renowned across Europe for his fusion of searing virtuosity and luminous warmth, Krylov makes his maiden Australian tour — an unmissable chance to experience one of the world’s great violinists up close.
PROGRAM
Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No. 2
César Franck
Sonata in A major
Sergej Krylov x Konstantin Shamray
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Pairing effortless lyricism with intense virtuosity, Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov carries the influence of the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, with whom he regularly shared a stage as a young violinist. Krylov has held the multi-faceted role of Music Director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra since 2008, while performing as soloist with orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon and the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
During this Australian tour, which also sees him perform with the Queensland and West Australian Symphony Orchestras, Krylov is joined by Konstantin Shamray for a recital of exquisite French repertoire. Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Ravel’s Tzigane are bookended by two evergreen sonatas. As with his preceding opus, Ravel’s Violin Sonata No. 2 embodies the increasingly cosmopolitan milieu of France in the 1920s, while Franck’s wedding gift to Eugène Ysaÿe promises to illuminate Krylov and Shamray’s sensitivity and fire.
PROGRAM
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No. 2
Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
César Franck
Sonata in A major
Sergej Krylov x Konstantin Shamray
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Pairing effortless lyricism with intense virtuosity, Italian-based violinist Sergej Krylov carries the influence of the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, with whom he regularly shared a stage as a young violinist. Krylov has held the multi-faceted role of Music Director of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra since 2008, while performing as soloist with orchestras such as the London Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Lyon and the Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
During this Australian tour, which also sees him perform with the Queensland and West Australian Symphony Orchestras, Krylov is joined by Konstantin Shamray for a recital of exquisite French repertoire. Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Ravel’s Tzigane are bookended by two evergreen sonatas. As with his preceding opus, Ravel’s Violin Sonata No. 2 embodies the increasingly cosmopolitan milieu of France in the 1920s, while Franck’s wedding gift to Eugène Ysaÿe promises to illuminate Krylov and Shamray’s sensitivity and fire.
PROGRAM
Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata No. 2
Camille Saint-Saëns
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Maurice Ravel
Tzigane
César Franck
Sonata in A major
Josh Batty & Konstantin Shamray
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Two stellar artists of international standing will come together in a program featuring the exhilarating music of Prokofiev and Bartok. Prokofiev’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, with its many moods and colours, is a major work in the flute repertoire which the composer described as ‘a sonata in a gentle, flowing classical style.’ Prokofiev’s Toccata for solo piano dazzles with its technical demands and driving energy. Bartok’s Suite Paysanne Hongroise offers a strong contrast with its robust rhythmic folk tunes reworked with wit, humour and pathos across nine short song-like movements.
Musica Viva Australia present Konstantin Shamray
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Pianist Konstantin Shamray burst onto the international music scene at the Sydney International Piano Competition in 2008 and has gone on to enjoy critical acclaim for performances around the world, so it is always a special treat to hear him in Sydney in recital. Expect to be wowed when he plays a virtuosic program including Bach, Shostakovich and a new commission by award-winning composer Aristea Mellos.
Morning Masterworks 2: Rachmaninov & Shostakovich with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra
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Two deeply personal Russian masterworks, worlds apart yet intimately connected.
Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 is an enduring testament to lyrical beauty and heartfelt longing. In sharp contrast, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is an intense declaration of survival, composed under Stalin’s oppressive gaze.
Though triumphant on its surface, this symphony vibrates with hidden irony and emotional tension that moved its first audience to tears.
Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici leads Queensland Symphony Orchestra in this powerful program, joined by exceptional pianist Konstantin Shamray, whose command and sensitivity make him the ideal interpreter of Rachmaninov’s masterpiece (2nd movement only).
Experience an evening filled with intensity, emotion, and extraordinary music.
PROGRAM
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2 (2nd movement)
Shostakovich
Symphony No.5
Rachmaninov & Shostakovich with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra
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Two deeply personal Russian masterworks, worlds apart yet intimately connected.
Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 is an enduring testament to lyrical beauty and heartfelt longing. In sharp contrast, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is an intense declaration of survival, composed under Stalin’s oppressive gaze. Though triumphant on its surface, this symphony vibrates with hidden irony and emotional tension that moved its first audience to tears.
Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici leads Queensland Symphony Orchestra in this powerful program, joined by exceptional pianist Konstantin Shamray, whose command and sensitivity make him the ideal interpreter of Rachmaninov’s masterpiece.
This performance also includes Catalogue of Sky, an intriguing fanfare by Brisbane-born composer Cathy Milliken.
Experience an evening filled with intensity, emotion, and extraordinary music.
PROGRAM
Cathy Milliken
Catalogue of Sky
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2
Shostakovich
Symphony No.5
Geelong Chamber Music Society presents Konstantin Shamray
PROGRAM
Chopin
24 Preludes
Shostakovich
Preludes and Fugues Op.87 (selection)
Barber
Piano Sonata Op.26
Joshua Batty and Friends
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Perfect Imperfections is a bold reimagining of the flute as an instrument of power, soul, and raw humanity. This journey takes us into the emotional landscapes of each listener, inviting us to find beauty within imperfection, connection through vulnerability, and uplift through music.
Internationally-renowned flautist Joshua Batty pushes boundaries with all new works, including three world premieres, and deeply personal collaborations: a powerful improvised dialogue with William Barton, one of Australia’s leading First Nations artists; Harry Sdraulig’s intimate concerto fragment born of fifteen years of friendship; Aristea Mellos’ Song Without Words, a tribute to family legacy; and Lee Bradshaw’s reimagining of Prokofiev’s iconic Flute Sonata. Leading concert pianist and composer Sir Stephen Hough contributes Cherish This Night, a passionate meditation on love and loss.
Joined by some of Australia’s top musicians – the acclaimed Chroma String Quartet, concert pianist Konstantin Shamray, and guest artist William Barton – this landmark debut of an all-Australian vision celebrates art’s power to challenge, transform, uplift, and profoundly connect.
PROGRAM
Stephen Hough
Cherish This Night: Nocturne for Flute and Piano
Aristea Mellos
Song Without Words for Flute and Piano (World Premiere)
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata for Flute and Piano (arr. Lee Bradshaw for flute and strings)
William Barton
Solo Didgeridoo
Harry Sdraulig
Cantilena for Flute, Strings and Piano (World Premiere)
Harry Sdraulig
Piano Quartet
William Barton
Dialogue for Alto Flute, Voice / Didgeridoo and Strings (World Premiere)
Beethoven’s Seventh (matinee) with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
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Prokofiev’s glittering First Piano Concerto comes alive in the hands of Konstantin Shamray. Asher Fisch brings his trademark passion and insightful musicianship to Beethoven’s exhilarating Seventh Symphony, celebrated for its sense of joy, vibrant rhythms, and unstoppable energy.
PROGRAM
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.7
Beethoven’s Seventh (matinee) with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
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Prokofiev’s glittering First Piano Concerto comes alive in the hands of Konstantin Shamray. Asher Fisch brings his trademark passion and insightful musicianship to Beethoven’s exhilarating Seventh Symphony, celebrated for its sense of joy, vibrant rhythms, and unstoppable energy.
PROGRAM
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.7
Beethoven’s Seventh with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
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Asher Fisch returns to Winthrop Hall with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, celebrated for its sense of joy, vibrant rhythms, and unstoppable energy. The yearning romance and fateful tragedy of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture will leave you spellbound, while Prokofiev’s glittering First Piano Concerto comes alive in the hands of Konstantin Shamray.
PROGRAM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.7
Beethoven’s Seventh with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra
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Asher Fisch returns to Winthrop Hall with Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, celebrated for its sense of joy, vibrant rhythms, and unstoppable energy. The yearning romance and fateful tragedy of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture will leave you spellbound, while Prokofiev’s glittering First Piano Concerto comes alive in the hands of Konstantin Shamray.
PROGRAM
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.7
Beethoven’s Pastoral with Australian Chamber Orchestra
Touring to Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
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To see Richard Tognetti and the ACO perform Beethoven is to experience a ‘magnificent unanimity’* of vision, drama and expressive force. In this majestic and uplifting finale to our 2026 National Concert Season, Richard and an expanded ACO perform an all-Beethoven program that takes audiences on a journey through creation and wonder, beginning with the dramatic Coriolan Overture before culminating in the master craftsman’s Pastoral Symphony.
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony is a love letter to the countryside. But it’s more than a musical picture of languid hills and changing seasons. Beethoven set out to capture how being immersed in nature feels. The awe of a sudden storm, and the inner peace that descends when it passes. The sense of wonder in a calling bird. Beethoven wanted you to feel his Pastoral Symphony, not just hear it.
Russian Australian pianist Konstantin Shamray shares a remarkable musical synergy with Richard Tognetti and ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve. It is fitting that this trio come together for Beethoven’s lyrical Triple Concerto, a work that basks in the joy of collaboration.
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, Op.62
Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op.56
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68 “Pastoral”
Daniel Müller-Schott with Konstantin Shamray
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A musical odyssey spanning three centuries.
German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and pianist Konstantin Shamray join forces for an unforgettable soul-stirring performance.
Bringing Bach’s beloved Cello Suite No.3 to life, the resonant tones of Müller-Schott’s music-making will swirl throughout the unmatched acoustics of the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. A delicate dance between melody and harmony, this solo masterpiece for cello sets the scene before the dramatic shift to the intensity of Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata. With the turbulent energy of its era, the Sonata’s brewing tension and passionate outbursts perfectly showcase the compelling artistry of these two great performers.
Finally, the luscious intimacy of Brahms' Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 draws audiences into a world of warmth and nostalgia, with the connection between instruments, and players, taking centre stage.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No.3 in C BWV 1009
Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op.40
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in F, Op.99
Kristian Winther with Konstantin Shamray
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Word by Kristian Winther:
For this program – contrary to my own general philosophy of being anti-‘curation’, or in other words, of being against the modern norm of taking multiple historical works of genius and stringing them together in such a way as to unnecessarily impose the curator’s own artistic ‘vision’ of a particular theme or connection – Konstantin and I have created a first half where seemingly disparate works by Kurtág, Kopatchinskaja, Webern, Messiaen, Ysaÿe, and Debussy are closely bonded to one another, but in an intangible, unspoken, dream-like manner which elaboration might only cause to evaporate, and which while creating an invisible, unifying link between works, highlights the individuality of each composer. Rather than continuing this ‘curation’, the second half is of opposing personality, continuing on from the end of the first where the denouement of Messiaen’s piece bursts the thematic bubble, with Clara Schumann and Richard Strauss’ by turns lyrical and heroic works sweeping us through rugged reality.
PROGRAM
György Kurtág
Three Pieces for violin and piano, Op.14e
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
UniSolo
Eugène Ysaÿe
Rêve d’enfant, Op.14
Claude Debussy
Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, L.140
Anton Webern
Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op.7
Olivier Messiaen
Theme and Variations
Clara Schumann
Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op.22
Richard Strauss
Violin Sonata in E flat, Op.18
Daniel Müller-Schott with Konstantin Shamray
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Daniel Müller-Schott is one of the pre-eminent cellists at work today, decreed ‘a fearless cellist with technique to burn’ (New York Times). His celebrated career began after winning the Tchaikovsky competition at age fifteen, and has seen him become a regular soloist with all the major symphony orchestras in Europe and the United States, including the Philharmonics of Berlin, London and New York. Müller-Schott’s extensive and critically acclaimed discography covers a broad and varied repertoire, and points to a commitment to working with composer contemporaries. In addition to his concerto and recital performances, Müller-Schott is a passionate chamber musician: a regular guest on the international festival circuit, he directs his own annual festival in Vevey and counts Janine Jansen, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Renaud Capuçon among his regular chamber music collaborators.
For this recital Müller-Schott is joined by Russian-Australian piano virtuoso Konstantin Shamray for a program that conveys the depth and breadth of the cello and piano repertoire. Bach’s characterful Suite No. 3 in C for solo cello is followed by a dramatic shift in gear: Shostakovich’s unexpectedly neo-classical Cello Sonata, rich with sensuous lyricism that recalls Shostakovich the young silent-film composer. By contrast, Brahms’ monumental second Sonata for cello and piano showcases the work of a mature composer at the height of his powers, and proves a fitting end to a recital that showcases Müller- Schott’s wide-ranging virtuosity.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No.3 in C BWV 1009
Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op.40
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 in F, Op.99
ACO UP CLOSE Melbourne 2
Arvo Pärt called the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov “one of the greatest composers of our time.” Filled with longing and quiet contemplation, Silvestrov’s music embraces a simplicity that is at once comforting and unexpected. In a world that runs at an ever-increasing pace, it serves as a soothing antidote for our times.
The concert also features Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, a classic in 20th-century chamber music. Despite being composed in the shadow of World War II, the quintet is imbued with purity and lyricism, offering a glimpse of light amidst dark times.
ACO UP CLOSE Melbourne
Arvo Pärt called the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov “one of the greatest composers of our time.” Filled with longing and quiet contemplation, Silvestrov’s music embraces a simplicity that is at once comforting and unexpected. In a world that runs at an ever-increasing pace, it serves as a soothing antidote for our times.
The concert also features Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, a classic in 20th-century chamber music. Despite being composed in the shadow of World War II, the quintet is imbued with purity and lyricism, offering a glimpse of light amidst dark times.
ACO UP CLOSE
Arvo Pärt called the Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov “one of the greatest composers of our time.” Filled with longing and quiet contemplation, Silvestrov’s music embraces a simplicity that is at once comforting and unexpected. In a world that runs at an ever-increasing pace, it serves as a soothing antidote for our times.
The concert also features Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet, a classic in 20th-century chamber music. Despite being composed in the shadow of World War II, the quintet is imbued with purity and lyricism, offering a glimpse of light amidst dark times.
Li-Wei Qin and Konstantin Shamray at Ukaria
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 [11']
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
II. Lebhaft, leicht
III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 [25']
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegretto quasi Menuetto
III. Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 [35']
I. Lento – Allegro moderato
II. Allegro scherzando
III. Andante
IV. Allegro mosso
Live at Castlemaine: Tognetti and Shamray
Experience the electrifying synergy of Richard Tognetti AO, the visionary Artistic Director of the ACO, and Konstantin Shamray, Australia’s most formidable pianist. This powerhouse duo delivers a recital of breathtaking virtuosity—Bach, Schubert, Brahms— performed with an unmistakedly fresh approach and infused with passion.
Live at Toorak: Tognetti and Shamray
Experience the electrifying synergy of Richard Tognetti AO, the visionary Artistic Director of the ACO, and Konstantin Shamray, Australia’s most formidable pianist. This powerhouse duo delivers a recital of breathtaking virtuosity—Bach, Schubert, Brahms— performed with an unmistakedly fresh approach and infused with passion.
Live at the Great-2. Shamray and Tognetti
Experience the electrifying synergy of Richard Tognetti AO, the visionary Artistic Director of the ACO, and Konstantin Shamray, Australia’s most formidable pianist. This powerhouse duo delivers a recital of breathtaking virtuosity—Bach, Schubert, Brahms— performed with an unmistakedly fresh approach and infused with passion.
Live at the Great. Shamray and Tognetti
Experience the electrifying synergy of Richard Tognetti AO, the visionary Artistic Director of the ACO, and Konstantin Shamray, Australia’s most formidable pianist. This powerhouse duo delivers a recital of breathtaking virtuosity—Bach, Schubert, Brahms— performed with an unmistakedly fresh approach and infused with passion.
Classic 100 in Concert
Every year for over two decades, ABC Classic has asked music lovers to nominate their favourite pieces on a particular theme, counting down the results across an exciting weekend in June.
Join us for the third edition of this popular live event featuring highlights from the countdown!
Classic 100 in Concert
Every year for over two decades, ABC Classic has asked music lovers to nominate their favourite pieces on a particular theme, counting down the results across an exciting weekend in June.
Join us for the third edition of this popular live event featuring highlights from the countdown!
Beethoven Triple Concerto
Violin Emma McGrath
Cello Jonathan Békés
Piano Konstantin Shamray
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Otto Tausk
Mozart Symphony No 1 in E flat, K16
Beethoven Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C, Op 56
Mozart Symphony No 41 in C, K551, ‘Jupiter’
A trio of outstanding musicians – Emma McGrath, Jonathan Békés and Konstantin Shamray – bring verve and vitality to Beethoven’s one and only concerto for three solo instruments. Composed during one of Beethoven’s most energetic periods, the Triple Concerto is a singular masterwork, a tribute to the composer’s imagination and flair.
The concert opens with Mozart’s little-known Symphony No 1 – composed when Wolfgang Amadeus was aged only eight or nine – and closes with his mighty ‘Jupiter’ symphony, the crowning achievement of his career as a symphonist. The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra welcomes back charismatic maestro Otto Tausk for this feast of classical treasures.
Konstantin Shamray in recital
Utzon Room of Sydney Opera House is a perfect space for an up close and personal experience. Program features miniatures by J.S.Bach and S.Prokofiev as well as a cyclopic ‘Night wind’ sonata by N. Medtner
Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival 2024
Konstantin Shamray will be one of the core figures in this season’s program.
Highlights include: Brahms’ Trio op. 8, Prokofiev’s Second violin sonata and Rachmaninov’s cello sonata.
Ravel Left hand piano concerto - 2
Program
F. STRAVINSKY Pulcinella: Suite
M. RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
G. GERSHWIN An American in Paris
Artists
UMBERTO CLERICI, conductor & presenter
KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY, piano
Ravel Left hand piano concerto
Program
F. STRAVINSKY Pulcinella: Suite
M. RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
G. GERSHWIN An American in Paris
Artists
UMBERTO CLERICI, conductor & presenter
KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY, piano
Three Russian Sonatas
Alexander Scriabin, the visionary Russian composer and pianist, heard sounds in colour. In the spirit of Scriabin then, this recital program paints in shades of blue: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ‘deep violet’ C sharp minor Sonata blurs into Scriabin’s more enigmatic ‘lilac’ Sonata in G sharp minor, before metamorphosing into Nikolai Medtner’s ‘sky blue’ Sonata in E minor. Beyond its colourings, the concert offers a unique exploration of a Russian pianistic tradition, via the distinctive contributions of three composers who were also pianists. Performed chronologically, these three lesser-known sonatas offer rare and moving glimpses into the singular voices that Tchaikovsky, Scriabin and Medtner imagined for the piano – as well as the ways in which their works speak to and engage with one another.
Saint-Saëns "Egyptian" concerto
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Dmitry Matvienko conductor
Konstantin Shamray piano
Program:
Olivia DAVIES Hyphae (World Premiere)
Camille SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.5 Egyptian
Antonín DVOŘÁK Symphony No.8
Saint-Saëns "Egyptian" concerto
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Dmitry Matvienko conductor
Konstantin Shamray piano
Program:
Olivia DAVIES Hyphae (World Premiere)
Camille SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.5 Egyptian
Antonín DVOŘÁK Symphony No.8
Rhapsody 2
Borodin Polovtsian Dances
Rachmaninov Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Op. 43
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor Op. 47
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.
Soloist Konstantin Shamray
Conductor Nicholas Milton
Rhapsody
Borodin Polovtsian Dances
Rachmaninov Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Op. 43
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor Op. 47
Willoughby Symphony Orchestra.
Soloist Konstantin Shamray
Conductor Nicholas Milton
Recital at Australian Piano Pedagogy Conference
Program includes a selection from J.S.Bach’s inventions and sinfonias for clavier, a complete set of Vision Fugitives by S. Prokofiev and N. Medtner’s sonata op. 25 no. 2 “Night Wind”
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/1105701/sessions/4112115/sections/2065474/tickets
Satu Vänskä and Konstantin Shamray
From Siberia to Sibelius.
The program for this duo recital weaves together an intricate tapestry of bagatelles, preludes, dances and lullabies. The first half offers postcards from Eastern Europe, with music by Valentin Silvestrov (Ukraine), Dmitri Shostakovich (Russia), and Fryderyk Chopin (Poland). The second half celebrates Satu's Finnish roots with gorgeous vignettes by Aulis Sallinen and Jean Sibelius, before concluding with Beethoven's Eighth violin sonata.
Midnight in Paris - 2
French inspired program featuring works by Rameau, Debussy, Chopin, Messiaen and Ravel
Midnight in Paris
French influenced program featuring works by Rameau, Debussy, Chopin, Messiaen and Ravel
Satu Vänskä & Konstantin Shamray
Explore the magic of Nordic mastery with two of Australia’s most in-demand musicians.
In this evening of mesmerising melodies, Principal Violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra Satu Vänskä and modern piano maestro Konstantin Shamray unite for an exploration of the enchanting landscapes of Finland and beyond.
Often considered the successor to Jean Sibelius, this performance commences with Aulis Sallinen’s haunting Cadenza for Solo Violin before embarking into the mind of Sibelius himself with excerpts from piano and violin works from the latter half of the composer’s life.
Finally, a short trip across the Baltic Sea and the evening concludes in Germany with Beethoven’s Sonata No.8 in G for Piano and Violin. With sheer power and grace, this performance by two of Australia’s great musicians is an inspiring collaboration at its finest.
Concert One starts at 6 pm, Concert Two starts at 8 pm
Shamray plays Prokofiev
Prokofiev’s ever brilliant Third Piano concerto performed in collaboration with ASO conducted by Andrew Litton. Second half features Rachmaninov’s Second symphony
The Romantic Piano
Konstantin Shamray performing three great romantic piano sonatas.
P. Tchaikovsky. Sonata, op. 80 posth. in c-sharp minor
A. Scriabin. Sonata no. 2, op. 19 in g-sharp minor
N. Medtner. Sonata, op. 25 no. 2 in e minor ‘Night wind’
